UKOLN is supported by: Exploring the Global Knowledge Space Dr Liz Lyon, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK SWMLAC ICT Masterclass Bristol, January 2005. .

UKOLN is supported by:

Exploring the Global Knowledge Space

Dr Liz Lyon, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass

Bristol, January 2005.

www.bath.ac.uk

a centre of expertise in digital information management

www.ukoln.ac.uk

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Overview

1. Access, communications and collaboration

2. Paradigm shifts and innovation

3. Cross-sectoral frameworks and integration

4. Resources, services and interoperability

5. Digital preservation, curation & sustainability

6. Consumers, audiences and personalisation

1. Access, communications and collaboration

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Communications today

• Always “on”• Ubiquitous and pervasive• Multi-modal• Parallel• Multiple channels • Real-time messaging• Voice over IP, scype• Pod-casting • Blogging• Collaborative• Discussion lists, forums, wikis• Overload ?

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– Access Grid – Collaborative telematic art– Modify spaces for performers – Interplay: Hallucinations

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How will the way you collaborate with

your users and colleagues change?

The results are the first from climateprediction.net, a project that harnesses the world's desktop computers to predict climate change. More than 90,000 people have downloaded software that uses the spare capacity of their computers to run global climate simulations.

2. Paradigm shifts and innovation

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Ferrari 156 F1 from 1961

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Cambridge

Newcastle

Edinburgh

Oxford

Glasgow

Manchester

Cardiff

Soton

London

Belfast

DL

RLHinxton

LancasterSocial Sciences

White Rose

Birmingham/Warwick Modelling

BristolMedia

UCL

UK e-Science Grid & Centres of ExcellenceWith acknowledgement to Tony Hey

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Using the Semantic Grid to Build Bridges between Museums and Indigenous Communities

Jane Hunter et al DSTC, University of Queensland, Australia

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How will these innovative approaches change the cultural heritage sector?

3. Cross-sectoral frameworks and integration

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Common Information Environment

www.common-info.org.uk/

MLA

JISC

British Library

NHS

Culture Online

DFES

Becta

eGov Unit

eScience

UKOLN

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Common characteristics?

• Standards-based• Service-oriented • Integrated functionality• Managed / secure / sustainable• Usable and accessible• Personalised• “Agent-assisted” / Intelligent”• Extensible• Scalable• Collaborative• Portable ……..

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The E-Learning Framework (ELF)

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JISC Information Environment architecture

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Integration raises issues of workflow……..

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What level of service integration has your organisation achieved??

4. Resources, services and interoperability

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The Life Cycle Approach

Creation

Management

Collection development

Access

Repackaging

Digital repositories

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Standards, standards, standards • Z39.50• SRW• OAI• RSS• DC• METS• MPEG7• MPEG DIDL• UDDI• WSDL• SOAP• ….

• JPEG• GIF• UK LOM Core• WSRP• URI• DOI• OWL• HTTP• VRML• SMIL• XHTML• RDF• …..

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Why advocate a standards culture?

• Open standards• Maximise access

– Platforms and delivery channels– Widest range of users

• Avoid proprietary lock-in– Vendor independent

• Integrate with other initiatives– eLearning e.g. Curriculum Online

• Economic benefits– Delivering value-for-money– Return-on-investment

• Ensure long-term availability of digital assets– Digital preservation and curation

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A few words about metadata• Resources

– Digital– Physical– Item-level– Collection-level

• Services– Human-mediated– m2m– Common– Domain-specific

• Functions– Discovery– Management– Preservation & curation

• Metadata schema– e.g. Dublin Core, UK

LOM Core, METS

• Application profiles• Schema registries

– Publication– Mapping

• Semantic interoperability– Controlled vocabularies– Taxonomies– Ontologies

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The Knowledge Life Cycle Approach

Data Creation

Information

Knowledge

Scholarly communications, research, learning

Use and Re-use

Mining, modelling, analysis, extraction

Contextualisation

Semantic descriptions & ontologies

Digital Repositories

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Search and access resources more effectively………….

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Can I discover, locate & access your digital resources and re-use them in my e-learning courses?

5. Digital preservation, curation and sustainability

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Obsolete media

Images by Philip Hunter, UKOLN

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Why advocate a digital preservation / curation policy?• Long-term access to digital assets• Preservation approaches

– Emulation, migration– LOCKSS– Universal Virtual Computer

• OAIS reference model• Preservation metadata• Provenance• Persistent identifiers

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Will I be able to access your digital collections in 5 years time?

6. Consumers, audiences and personalisation

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Different sectors• Libraries, museums,

archives– Cultural roots?

• Resources– Items– Collections– Format types– Complex objects– Uniqueness or mass market

• Standards• Contexts

– Learning– Research– Leisure

• Skills

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Different sectors Different audiences• Libraries, museums,

archives– Cultural roots?

• Resources– Items– Collections– Format types– Complex objects– Uniqueness or mass market

• Standards• Contexts

– Learning– Research– Leisure

• Skills

• Applications and tools– Finding aids– Text mining algorithms

• Level of user experience– Novice or experienced

• Design– Use of colour, graphics,

animations, interactivity

• Cognitive styles– Use of visuals over text

• Degree of personalisation– Use of agent technology

• Presentation and visualisation requirements– Complex objects– Search results

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Question 6

How will your services fit my

needs?

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How will these innovative approaches change the cultural heritage sector?

How will this affect the way you collaborate with your users and colleagues?

What level of service integration has your organisation achieved?

Can I discover, locate & access your digital resources and re-use them in my e-learning courses?

Will I be able to access your digital collections in 5 years time?

How will your services fit my needs?